Shawlan Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Shawlan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shawlan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan81:4,019,14821,487
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799

Shawlan Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shawlan Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Shawlan is found most frequently in Afghanistan. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shawlan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,532,898th most widely held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Shawlan live; 58 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

Shawlan is most commonly used in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 4,019,148. In Afghanistan Shawlan is mostly concentrated in: Paktika, where 100 percent are found. Without taking into account Afghanistan this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 37 percent are found and Thailand, where 21 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shawlian931/
Sawlan92287/
Schawland8818/
Schawlann886/
Shablan8651/
Shavlan8642/
Chawlan863/
Shewlan861/
Sawlian861/
Siawlan861/
Schavlan8011/
Sheewlan801/
Shawlein801/
Shaablan801/
Siawlian801/
Sablan778,239/
Sewlan77144/
Sawłan7756/
Savlan7714/
Sawlon772/
Sawlam772/
Schavland7516/
Shsawlong751/
Cheawlean751/
Chaiwlian751/
Saywlayne751/
Sablain71177/
Savland7192/
Szablan7146/
Sablian7122/
Shavlam7117/
Chowlan719/
Shablon717/
Siewlan712/
Sawlong712/
Zawlain711/
Savlain711/
Seavlan710/
Sowland710/
Sablean710/
Shovlain67102/
Schablon6740/
Siewlian6730/
Sabillan674/
Saublain671/
Chowlian671/
Chavland670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shawlan
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